WOMEN'S TENNIS SWEEPS MOUNT IDA IN GNAC QUARTERFINAL MATCH

BOSTON, Mass. - The 3rd-seeded Emmanuel College Tennis Team
defeated 6th-seeded Mount Ida College, 9-0, in a Great Northeast
Athletic Conference (GNAC) Quarterfinal match played at the Winsor
School on Thursday night. The Saints, who were making their
9th-straight appearance in the GNAC Tournament, posted six singles
wins and three doubles victories on the way to the 9-0 sweep. With
the win, Emmanuel will now advance to take on second-seeded Emerson
College in the GNAC semifinals on Saturday night.

Dey and Konecnik teamed up for a first doubles win over
Olszewski and Smith, 8-2. Hadlock and Woznicki earned an 8-0 win
over K. Horton and E. Horton. Emmanuel's senior co-captain Victoria Trull
(Lowell, Mass.) and sophomore Brittany
Rothstein (Tiverton, R.I.) earned an 8-4 win over Nanouma
Joachin and Patti Ann Doucete in the third doubles slot.

The win boosts the Saints overall record to 13-2 on the season.
Emmanuel's only two losses of the season have come from the two
teams seeded above the Saints in the tournament, Simmons College
and Emerson College. Emmanuel will now advance to take on Emerson
this Saturday night in the GNAC semifinals. The 2nd-seeded Lions
will host this semifinal contest on the indoor courts at the
Sportsmen's Tennis Club at 6:30 PM in Dorchester, Mass. The winner
of this match will advance to the GNAC Championship this Sunday
(10/23). The Saints' last trip to the GNAC Championship was in
2006.